WebDriverManager for automatic driver management in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a browser using WebDriverManager to automatically manage the driver. It navigates to a website and verifies the page title to confirm the page loaded correctly.

Test Code - JUnit

Selenium Java

import io.github.bonigarcia.wdm.WebDriverManager;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

public class WebDriverManagerTest {
    private WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setup() {
        WebDriverManager.chromedriver().setup();
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }

    @Test
    public void testPageTitle() {
        driver.get("https://example.com");
        String title = driver.getTitle();
        assertEquals("Example Domain", title);
    }

    @AfterEach
    public void teardown() {
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

Execution Trace - 5 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	WebDriverManager sets up ChromeDriver automatically	ChromeDriver binary is downloaded and configured for use	-	PASS
2	Test creates a new ChromeDriver instance	Chrome browser window opens	-	PASS
3	Browser navigates to https://example.com	Example Domain page is loaded in the browser	-	PASS
4	Test retrieves the page title	Page title is "Example Domain"	Verify page title equals "Example Domain"	PASS
5	Test closes the browser	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: WebDriverManager fails to download or setup the ChromeDriver binary

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does WebDriverManager do in this test?

A Runs the browser without a driver

B Automatically downloads and sets up the browser driver

C Verifies the page title

D Closes the browser after test

Key Result

Using WebDriverManager simplifies driver setup by automatically downloading and configuring the correct driver version, reducing manual errors and setup time.